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Home values, rents and more in the Alexandria metro area

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$172,000
Louisiana: $214,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+4.0%
Louisiana: +2.1% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,029/mo
Louisiana: $1,384 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+3.3%
Louisiana: +3.1% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
147,952
Census estimate, July 2025
Median household income
$56,353
Louisiana: $60,756 · U.S.: $80,734
Counties around the Alexandria metro, shaded by typical home valueRapidesNatchitochesVernonWinnAvoyellesCatahoulaGrantEvangelineAllen
  • Under $120k
  • $120k–$130k
  • $130k–$150k
  • $150k–$180k
  • $180k+
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Counties around the Alexandria metro, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, counties). The metro area is outlined.

How the Alexandria metro compares

The typical home in the Alexandria metro area is worth about $172,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in the Alexandria metro are 20% below the typical value in Louisiana ($214,000) and 53% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in the Alexandria metro rose 4.0%, compared with +2.1% in Louisiana and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,029 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 26% below Louisiana ($1,384) and 47% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 3.3% over the past year.

The median household income is $56,353, against $60,756 in Louisiana and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 147,952 people live in the Alexandria metro (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).

The Alexandria metro has the 136th-lowest typical home value of the 923 metro areas in the United States and the 7th-lowest of 18 in Louisiana with Zillow figures.

Part of: Louisiana

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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